 FRUIT ROUTES Fruit Thinning Day
& LAGS pickling Demos Friday 11th July 12pm-2pm LAGS session 2pm-4pm FREE - ALL WELCOME book your place here Loughbourough University meet at the Barefoot Orchard, next to the paddock, and nearly opposite the Pilkington Library, look for the fenced off Geography Weather Station The Gardens Team at Loughborough Uni will be thinning the fruit trees after they naturally shed some of their fruit in early summer. The team are inviting the Fruit Routes Community, the public, staff and students to come along and help thin fruit to create a healthier autumn crop. Please bring along your own tub/bag to take home any fruit you want to use! And if you want some ideas of what to do with the unrip fruit, then why not come along to the LAGS Garden session where we will share our tips and recipes and maybe watch a demo on pickling or making something edible from the unripe fruits. I've been invited by the wonderful Anne-Marie Culhane to attend the Walking Forest women's one day camp at the Outwoods in Leicestershire. I'll be connecting and sharing with other women who are working with trees, nature, communites and stand up for earth care.
 I was invited by the wonderful Mita Pujara to run a workshop for SPARK Arts at their 'Have your Say' event programme at DMU Gallery as part of Leicester Riverside Festival. It was a special day working alongside many talented artists. The image above is an illustration by artist Julia capturing the day's moments. I ran a workshop making origami seed pots, which we seeded using the companion planting method. I led an intention ceremony to mark the close of the day and the start of what may emerge from the seeds that we'd planted.
 image courtesy ArtReach Leicester Fruit Routes will host a visit from the IMPACT Network for Creatives run by Art Reach Leicester. The Impact Network for Creatives (INC) aims to help people demonstrate their impact in the cultural sector and build their resilience. INC is for anyone who seeks to create change and achieve impact for people, organisations, and/or communities through creative work. This includes socially-engaged artists, creative producers, arts administrators, events managers, cultural leaders and entrepreneurs (including graduates), and education or learning practitioners and facilitators. Funded places are available for INC members, funded by the UKSPF via Leicester City Council. To be eligible for a funded place, members must be able to provide a registered office or workspace within the Leicester City Council boundary (i.e. you pay your council tax or business rates to Leicester City Council) when signing up. Members outside of the Leicester City Council boundary can attend events for a modest fee. You might be working freelance, self-employed, an employee in a micro-entity, SME, or a large cultural operation, or a graduate of cultural studies looking to enter the creative workforce. The design and approach of INC builds on our experience and strong track record of supporting creative and cultural professionals for over 20 years in Leicester and across the country in areas such as fundraising, business planning, and monitoring and evaluation. to join the network see the link here  I was invited by Gussi Philipou curator of the Creative Health Series of workshops for PhD students and research staff at loughborough University to run a creative workshop at Fruit Routes. Gussi is an interdisciplinary researcher and designer, who focuses on creative health, exploring the ways arts, culture, and creativity can enhance physical and mental health.
I led a walk around the Fruit Routes Orchards followed by a Garden Mudra session. It was a very intimate and transformative experience for all who attended. May~Bees Walk
In May we walk as bees and other pollinators through the flowering Orchards hosting the first year undergraduates of Art History.  Come along to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of walking in the blossoming Fruit Routes orchards and guessing what fruit will come from each tree.
We’ll open up our senses as we walk through the sights and smells of spring, And we’ll share what our dream fruits would be over special spring refreshments picnic. Bring your own picnic blanket or a cushion if you have one, there will be cover in case the weather is unpredictable! FREE - ALL Welcome - Book your place here  FRUIT ROUTES Barefoot Intentions
A Spring Equinox Ceremony Friday 21st March 3pm-5pm Loughbourough University in the Barefoot Orchard, next to the paddock, and nearly opposite the Pilkington Library, look for the green wire fenced off Geography Weather Station. FREE - more info here Join us in an intimate and unique ritual where we will set our intentions for the coming astrological year beginning 21st March 2025. Isabel George is a herbalist in training and will be sharing her practice of using herbs that she works with in Springtime, together we will create our own herb tea parcels before making our Spring Ritual Tea. We will be sitting outdoors on the grass, so warm comfortable clothing is advised, blankets and cushions will be provided. Please book your FREE place here if you wish to take part as places are limited. |
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